Bridge To Nowhere

There has been a lot of talk about the so called "Bridge To Nowhere." However, I'm not sure a lot of people know exactly what that issue is all about. At least, I didn't until recently. Basically, it involved the Alaska Congressional delegation obtaining almost $400,000,000 to build a bridge to service a very small population in Alaska and help get them to the airport. They actually had a ferry service that ran every half hour at a cost of $6 round trip. Basically, it was a way for Alaska to get a ton of free federal money. In the end, the bridge project was scrapped, due to public outcry. However, Alaska got the money for the project. Sarah Palin is making a big deal about the fact that she was against this project. Of course, this is not true. She was originally all for the project, then backed off when it was becoming a political liability. So, to paraphrase John Kerry, she was for it before she was against it.

Here is a Wikipedia article about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravina_Island_Bridge